ENHANCEMENT REVIEW-FLUID MECHANICS

SET C

1. Glycerin having a volume of 0.452 m3 weighs 5,587 N.

What is the density of glycerin in kg/m3?

2.On the ground of a high rise building a mercury barometer reads 758 mm. At the same time, a second
barometer on the roof of the same structure reads 742mm. Assuming that the specific weight of air is
uniform within the elevation from the ground floor to the roof of the building and has a value of 12
Newtons per cubic meter (N/m3), determine the height of the building.

3. A rectangular tank of internal width of 5 m, as shown in the figure, contains oil of sp. gr. = 0.8 and
water. What is the value of h?

4.A triangular plate, 1 m. wide at the base of 2.4 m. deep, is vertically submerged in water with the
vertex at the water surface. Evaluate how far, in meters, below the centroid of the plate is the resultant
horizontal force acting on each side of it.

5. A rectangular gate 1.2 m by 3 m is inclined 600 with the horizontal. The top of the gate is submerged
at a depth of 2 m, the longer side parallel to the water surface. If the gate is hinged at the top, find the
force (KN) at the bottom normal to the gate required to open it.
6.The crest gate shown consists of a 10m radius cylindrical surface of which AB is the base, supported by
a structural frame hinged at O. The length of the gate per perpendicular to the paper is 10 m. Compute
the vertical force component of the total pressure AB If  =600

7. A stone weighs 500 N in air and 350 N in a liquid having a specific gravity of 0.86. Determine the
specific gravity of the stone.

8. A cylindrical tank, 1.1 m in diameter and 2.4 m high weighs 3825 Newtons. The tank is to float in water
with a draft of 1.9 m. Unit weight of lead is 110 KN/m3.
How much lead is required if it is attached at the outside bottom of the tank?

9. Given the following data for the masonry dam shown in the figure: Obtain the factor of safety against
sliding assuming μ = 0.50. Unit weight of Concrete = 23 KN/m3
H=9m B = 4.3 m
T=1m h=6m

10. A 12 mm thick steel tank ha a diameter of 3 m and is 6 m high.

When the tank is filled with water, determine the circumferential stress (MPa) at the bottom.